Store-box for sheet-like documents



Dec. 17, 1963 E. L. T. ZIEGLER 3,114,583

STORE-BOX FOR SHEET-LIKE DOCUMENTS Filed May 24, 196].

- lNllEN T012 ERNST LENA/ART TIEODOR Z/EGLER ATTORNEYS United States Patent Ofilice 3,114,583 STQRE-EQX FQR SHEET=L1KE DQQUMENTS Ernst Lennart Theodor Ziegler, Goteborg, Sweden, assignor to Lindaeo Alitiebolag, Stockholm, Sweden Fiied May 24, 1961, Ser. No. 112,365 Claims priority, application Sweden May 24, 1969 2 Claims. (Cl. 312-184) This invention relates to a store box for sheet-like documents such as drawings or used stencils which are to be stored to be re-used on a later occasion. The storebox of this invention contains at least one pair of horizontal, parallel, elongated supports, and a plurality of holders arranged to slide upon said supports, each holder consisting of a first part having at least two tube-shaped members, and a second part having at least two rod-shaped members arranged to be inserted into said tube-shaped members.

The invention will be more fully described with reference to the accompanying drawing which illustrates one embodiment of the store box of the invention.

The illustrated box 1 has a hinged lid 2 and two hinged doors 3. The box contains three parallel, horizontal elongated supports 4, 14, the middle one 14 having a section like a U with the open end up. The two outer supports 4 are fastened to the side walls of the box, and the middle support 14 is fastened to the rear wall of the box by a console 15.

The supports carry a plurality of holders 5. Each holder comprises a first part 6 and a second part 9, the ends 11 and 12 of which are arranged to engage with the supports 14 and 4, so that the holder can be pushed along the supports to take any desired position on said supports. The first part 6 has a handle 3 by which the holder can be lifted. Said first part 6 further has two tube-shaped members '7, arranged to engage with corresponding rodshaped members it provided on said second part 9.

The used stencils or other documents to be stored in the box have holes corresponding to the position of the tubes 7 and rods it). When a stencil is to be inserted into the box, you will only have to lift up the desired holder, take the two parts of the holder apart, while 3,114,583 Patented Dec. 17, 1363 letting the stencils hanging in said holder remain hanging there, insert the tubes 7 or the rods 10 into the holes of the stencil, bring the two parts of the holder into engagement, and replace the holder and the stencils.

What I claim is:

1. In a storage cabinet including a back wall and two opposing side walls perpendicularly arranged with said back wall, means in the cabinet for supporting and hanging articles; said supporting and hanging means comprising: first and second elongated rail members fastened, respectively, to the opposing side walls and extending horizontally and in parallel alon the side walls; additional elongated rail means including two elongated parallel rail members, one end only of said additional rail means being fastened to the back wall, the other end of said additional rail means being unsupported, said two elongated rail members of the additional rail means extending horizontally between said first and second rail members and in parallel therewith; a plurality of elongated holders arranged for slidable movement along the longitudinal axes of said first elongated rail member and an elongated rail member of said additional rail means; another plurality of elongated holders arranged for slidable movement along the longitudinal axes of said second elongated rail member and the other rail member of said additional rail means, each holder comprising a first elongated part having at least two tube-shaped members aflixed thereto and a second elongated part having at least two rod-shaped members affixed thereto and arranged for insertion into said tube-shaped members.

2. A storage cabinet, as defined by claim 1, wherein each said holder includes a handle to allow the holder to be lifted.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,205,903 

1. IN A STORAGE CABINET INCLUDING A BACK WALL AND TWO OPPOSING SIDE WALLS PERPENDICULARLY ARRANGED WITH SAID BACK WALL, MEANS IN THE CABINET FOR SUPPORTING AND HANGING ARTICLES; SAID SUPPORTING AND HANGING MEANS COMPRISING: FIRST AND SECOND ELONGATED RAIL MEMBERS FASTENED, RESPECTIVELY, TO THE OPPOSING SIDE WALLS AND EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY AND IN PARALLEL ALONG THE SIDE WALLS; ADDITIONAL ELONGATED RAIL MEANS INCLUDING TWO ELONGATED PARALLEL RAIL MEMBERS, ONE END ONLY OF SAID ADDITIONAL RAIL MEANS BEING FASTENED TO THE BACK WALL, THE OTHER END OF SAID ADDITIONAL RAIL MEANS BEING UNSUPPORTED, SAID TWO ELONGATED RAIL MEMBERS OF THE ADDITIONAL RAIL MEANS EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND RAIL MEMBERS AND IN PARALLEL THEREWITH; A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED HOLDERS ARRANGED FOR SLIDABLE MOVEMENT ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID FIRST ELONGATED RAIL MEMBER AND AN ELONGATED RAIL MEMBER OF SAID ADDITIONAL RAIL MEANS; ANOTHER PLURALITY OF ELONGATED HOLDERS ARRANGED FOR SLIDABLE MOVEMENT ALONG 